“Cleanliness is next to Godliness” the most famous quote of the great leader Mahatma Gandhi . The quote directly resembles the importance of cleanliness in one’s life. And to measure the cities status in the scale of cleanliness the survey has been conducted. On 20th December, President Ram Nath Kovind honored 342 urban areas that have been given star rating and ranking for being trash free in ‘Swachh Survekshan 2021’. The occasion to congratulate the urban areas, ‘Swachh Amrit Mahotsav’ is being coordinated by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs (MOHUA). It was organized at Vigyan Bhawan situated at the nation’s capital, New Delhi.
Furthermore, this occasion aimed to honor sanitation workers by perceiving top performing urban areas under the ‘SafaiMitra Suraksha Challenge’. It is a first drive by the service to advance motorized cleaning of septic tanks and fend off ‘hazardous cleaning’ in which a person enters them.
The ministry talks
According to the ministry going back to the year 2016, from surveying 73 major cities. This year, 4,320 cities participated actively in the 6th edition of Swachh Survekshan 2021. It has become the world’s largest survey on urban cleanliness. “The success of this year’s survey can be gauged through the unprecedented number of citizen feedback received this year – over 5 crores, a marked increase from last year’s 1.87 crores. The 2021 edition was conducted in record time of 28 days despite several on-ground challenges owing to the COVID pandemic,” it added.
The three parameters
The overall process was completely online. The collection of data was dependent on various apps and portals. This assessment was conducted between March 1-31, 2021. It consisted the total of 6,000 marks, among which-
• Citizens voice carried 1,800 marks i.e. 30% weightage.
• Garbage segregation, collection, processing and disposal reserved for 2,400 marks i.e. 40%.
• Left 1,800 marks were awarded for the certification.
Which place secured what place in the list?
In the Survekshan, cities are usually rated in a star system, and this year 342 cities will receive a star rating certificate. This is a jump of 56 in 2018. These include 09 five-star cities, 166 three-star cities, and 167 one-star cities.
• Government showed a clean bill for health to the city of Madhya Pradesh, Indore .The cleanest city in India for the fifth consecutive year. Surat and Vijaywada ranked second and third in the 6th Swachh Survekshan Awards 2021.
• Chhattishgarh has been voted as the cleanest state of the country for the 3rd time in a row
• Maharashtra wins among clean towns with less than 1 lakh population. They are Vita, Lonawala and Saswad respectively.
• If talking about other categories the award for the cleanest ganga town goes to Varanasi.
• Ahmedabad Cantonment has been selected as the cleanest cantonment in the country.
Top 10 cleanest cities in the list of Swachh Survekshan 2021
• Indore
• Surat
• Vijaywada
• Navi Mumbai
• Pune
• Raipur
• Bhopal
• Vadodara
• Visakhapatnam
• Ahmedabad
